Sake Awards Competition Winners Announcement

2025/1/7

In a highly anticipated announcement, the Sake Award Competition of the “Japanese Sake & Food Festival Houston 2024” have been revealed. A lot of votes cast by attendees, the best sakes in the “Liqueur and Plum Wine,” “American Sake Brewery,” and “Japanese Sake Brewery” categories have been determined, with each category awarding a Grand Gold and Gold prize.

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Liqueur and Plum Wine Category

 

Grand Gold Medal

Choya Uji Green Tea
CHOYA – Osaka,Japan

 

Gold Medal

Hakutsuru Juicy Yuzu
Hakutsuru Sake brewing – Hyogo,Japan

KAMIKOKORO MOMO
JapanPrestigeSakeInternational,Inc. – Los Angeles,USA & Tokyo,Japan

Moonstone Coconut Lemongrass
SakeOne – Oregon,USA

Hiro Black Cherry Saketini
Hirosake – New York,USA

 

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American Sake Brewery Category

 

Grand Gold Medal

White Lotus – Nigori
ORIGAMI – Arizona,USA

 

Gold Medal

Uka Sparkling Sake Organic Junmai Daiginjo
Omurasaki Beverage Company, LLC – California,USA

Nami Sake Tokubestu Junmai
Nami Sake Brewery – Mexico

Islander Daiginjo yuinoka nama
Islander Sake Brewery – Hawaii,USA

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Japanese Sake Brewery Category

 

Grand Gold Medal

Masumi Okuden Kantsukuri Junmai
World Sake Imports – Hawaii,USA

 

Gold Medal

Hakutsuru Sho-une Junmai Dai Ginjo
Hakutsuru Sake brewing – Hyogo,Japan

Junmai Daiginjyo-shu KAKUNKO 2019Vintage Unpasteurized Unfilter
Sudo Honke Brewery – Ibaraki,Japan

VINTAGE SAKE YAMABUKI Oak Cask
Kinmon Akita SAKE Brewery – Akitata,Japan

SHIROKIMONO IWAU Gold edition
NOZOMI JAPAN – Niigata,Japan

ICHINOKURA MUKANSA CHOKARAKUCHI
JapanPrestige SakeInternational,Inc. – Los Angeles,USA& Tokyo,Japan

Suzaku Junmai Ginjo
Maverick – Texas,USA

Manotsuru Demon Slayer
Maverick – Texas,USA

Rokkasen Junmai SuperDry
Rokkasen Brewery – Yamagata,Japan

ICHID°Sparkling ROSE
SAKE Generation, Inc. – Tokyo,Japan

Kinmon Akita “X3” Junmai Koshu
Serendipity Wines – Texas,USA